We left Ale Gaun early in the morning for Sirkot. The road led steeply up the hill where the mango trees grow until we finally rose above the morning fog that lay settled in the valley. From up on the ridge, Machapuchre (Fishtail) Mountain and the other high, snow-capped peaks came into view. The brilliant […]
Today was the last day of camp in Ale Gaun. 212 patients were registered and 400 consultations completed In room 5, Dr. Khambir talked with a mother dressed in a red kurta salwar. She held her 10 month old son in her arms as her young daughter climbed up and down the bench. She was […]
Day 2 of camp in Ale Gaun was our first full day of work. All together 210 patients were admitted and 379 consultations were delivered as patients got the chance to receive thorough examinations from multiple of the camp’s doctors, optometrists, midwives, and dentists. However, as more patients filed into camp, the doctors in room […]
First things first. Meet the team! Front Left to Right: Tila Ale, Jhalak Narayan Khanal, Dipanjali Pradhan, Soniya Pradhan, Bidhya Basnet, Rija Mahajan, Jyoti Sharna, Eileen Waldow, Petal Niles, Carol Thompson, Min Bdr Ale, Dinesh Bika, Kazi Sherpa, Amrit Ale, Diwas Back Left to Right: Durga Prasad Chapagain, Bibek Yogal, Mamata Dhimal, Sunita Adhikari, Deepa […]
As the countdown begins for this year’s free health camps, it is wonderful to welcome our international team to Kathmandu. We can’t thank them enough for giving up their time to support us on this project. From left to right – Dr Marian Shaw, Eileen Waldow, Dr Del Endres (camp Medical Director), Carol Thompson and […]
